Overview
- Pearce, 22, now faces felony counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and eluding, and resisting an officer with violence, plus a misdemeanor stalking charge, according to circuit court filings.
- An earlier aggravated battery-of-an-officer count was dropped and a previously listed aggravated stalking felony was reduced to a misdemeanor as prosecutors amended the case.
- Police reports allege Pearce pursued and struck Jackson’s vehicle as she drove toward a Doral police station, hit an officer with his SUV, crashed, fled on foot and was arrested; he was released on a $20,500 bond.
- Jackson obtained a temporary protective order that bars contact and restricts Pearce’s proximity, and she told the court she fears for her life and is willing to testify; a permanent injunction hearing is set for April 21.
- ESPN-reported records cite at least seven prior 911 calls about suspected stalking or harassment, while Pearce’s attorney says he maintains his innocence; the Falcons and the NFL say they are reviewing the matter.